The right side of the right shoe has an extra bolster to help with heel-toe shifting.

For years I have seen the same advertisement in the back of my favorite car magazines. The one by Piloti (pee-lo-tee) stressing the importance of the proper driving shoe.

Well I decided to give the Piloti shoes a shot because my regular shoes were not great for heel/toe down shifting, and I wanted to see if all the hype was worth it.

The best (and probably only) place to order them is online. But they were deliverd in about a day–see the link at the end of this article if you want to know where I got them…

My biggest fear was that people were just buying them because Leno, Seinfeld and other famous car enthusiasts wore them. Were they worth the money?

My Verdict

I still have to get some more driving time with the shoes but they are probably the most comfortable sneaker-type shoe I have ever worn. They feel extremely light and are great for walking around. Even if I was not obsessed with cars and driving, I would buy these shoes again!

As for driving, I like how the heel is rounded: it makes it easier to roll from the gas to the brake and back. The little extra support on the right side of the shoe does help with heel/toe downshifting but it will take me some time to adjust to the shoes.

Overall, I’m a fan. Interested in a set? I found the cheapest price here: Piloti Men’s Prototipo Driving Shoe

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Sometimes I try to remember the exact moment when I said to myself: “I should start videotaping automotive installs and post them online.”  I know when I started to set up the site and get things ready (2006/2007) but that first light bulb–when did it go on?  I found some clues yesterday…

I was going through a closet full of car supplies, tools, and original parts leftover from previous installs.  At the bottom of the pile I found a college project that is probably the unofficial beginnings of what you know today as AutoHow.TV.

The beginning of AutoHow.TV?

The project was a short book titled ‘10 Things You Need to Check on Your Vehicle’ that I had to create as part of a writing class.  You see, as an engineering student your courses are so littered with math and technical jargon that you have a high chance of forgetting how to speak any other way!  To help battle this condition, and reduce the number of socially awkward engineers, the university forced us to take writing classes.  Our final project for the one class was to write a how-to manual, and naturally I picked an automotive topic.

I guess this is really where it all started.  I now remember thinking of making it into a video but this was right before online video was big.  The idea just sat idle in my head for years.

In case you are wondering what the ten things you need to check are, I listed them below just for fun!

1. Engine Oil
2. Transmission Fluid
3. Cooling System
4. Brake Fluid
5. Power Steering Fluid
6. Drive Belts
7. Windshield Washer System
8. Air Filter
9. Tires
10. Lights

Good news is I am working on a free report for Mustang owners that is similar to this only much, much better.  Stay tuned.

In the meantime if you are interested in the number 1 item above check out one of my earlier FREE videos:  How To Change Your Oil.  At the end it shows you how to read a dipstick and get your oil level right.  Most of the other items are covered in Maintain Your Mustang Volume 1.

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Most people will have gotten an email about this already but just in case you are not on the list…

The first Z video is an intake install brought to you by Jim Wolf Technologies.  The improved exhaust sound alone is reason to install it:

The full install guide can be found here on the main AutoHow.TV site.

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